List of African currencies
Among the different national currencies in circulation in this region the notable are two, the West African CFA franc, used in 8 independent countries, and the Central African CFA franc, used in 6 other nations. Their relative stability is guaranteed by means of the fixed exchange rate, currently both are pegged to the Euro.
The only local currency ranked among the most-traded in the international forex market, is the South African rand, which is placed at the end of the top 20.
All currencies of Africa with their ISO-4217 codes, listed by countries and dependent territories
| Country or territory | Currency | ISO-4217 |
|---|---|---|
| A | ||
| Algeria | Algerian dinar | DZD |
| Angola | Angolan kwanza | AOA |
| Ascension Island (UK) | Saint Helena pound | SHP |
| B | ||
| Benin | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| Botswana | Botswana pula | BWP |
| Burkina Faso | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| Burundi | Burundi franc | BIF |
| C | ||
| Cabo Verde | Cabo Verdean escudo | CVE |
| Cameroon | Central African CFA franc | XAF |
| Central African Republic | Central African CFA franc | XAF |
| Chad | Central African CFA franc | XAF |
| Comoros | Comorian franc | KMF |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Congolese franc | CDF |
| Congo, Republic of the | Central African CFA franc | XAF |
| Cote d’Ivoire | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| D | ||
| Djibouti | Djiboutian franc | DJF |
| E | ||
| Egypt | Egyptian pound | EGP |
| Equatorial Guinea | Central African CFA franc | XAF |
| Eritrea | Eritrean nakfa | ERN |
| Eswatini | Swazi lilangeni | SZL |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian birr | ETB |
| G | ||
| Gabon | Central African CFA franc | XAF |
| Gambia | Gambian dalasi | GMD |
| Ghana | Ghanaian cedi | GHS |
| Guinea | Guinean franc | GNF |
| Guinea-Bissau | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| K | ||
| Kenya | Kenyan shilling | KES |
| L | ||
| Lesotho | Lesotho loti | LSL |
| Liberia | Liberian dollar | LRD |
| Libya | Libyan dinar | LYD |
| M | ||
| Madagascar | Malagasy ariary | MGA |
| Malawi | Malawian kwacha | MWK |
| Mali | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| Mauritania | Mauritanian ouguiya | MRU |
| Mauritius | Mauritian rupee | MUR |
| Mayotte (France) | European euro | EUR |
| Morocco | Moroccan dirham | MAD |
| Mozambique | Mozambican metical | MZN |
| N | ||
| Namibia | Namibian dollar | NAD |
| Niger | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| Nigeria | Nigerian naira | NGN |
| R | ||
| Reunion (France) | European euro | EUR |
| Rwanda | Rwandan franc | RWF |
| S | ||
| Saint Helena (UK) | Saint Helena pound | SHP |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Sao Tome and Principe dobra | STN |
| Senegal | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| Seychelles | Seychellois rupee | SCR |
| Sierra Leone | Sierra Leonean leone | SLE |
| Somalia | Somali shilling | SOS |
| South Africa | South African rand | ZAR |
| South Sudan | South Sudanese pound | SSP |
| Sudan | Sudanese pound | SDG |
| T | ||
| Tanzania | Tanzanian shilling | TZS |
| Togo | West African CFA franc | XOF |
| Tristan da Cunha (UK) | Pound sterling | GBP |
| Tunisia | Tunisian dinar | TND |
| U | ||
| Uganda | Ugandan shilling | UGX |
| Z | ||
| Zambia | Zambian kwacha | ZMW |
| Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe gold | ZWG |